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Unsurprisingly, that was one of the many iOS 13 features announced by Apple at WWDC this year: the ability to silence all calls from unknown numbers, sending th
by saidajigumi 7y ago
Unsurprisingly, that was one of the many iOS 13 features announced by Apple at WWDC this year: the ability to silence all calls from unknown numbers, sending them directly to voicemail. I'm sure someone running the beta has investigated and published the full details of the feature beyond the sound bite announcement. E.g. is it possible to _categorically_ block these calls, not even sending to voicemail? I wouldn't use such a feature, but some people might.
FWIW, I recently took the measure of setting my default ringtone to a "silent" sound file, and setting vibration to "none". Then I reenabled those settings manually for known-IRL contacts. A hassle to do, but absolutely necessary given the uptick in phone spam.
- kencausey 7y agoI'm not that familiar with IOS, but 'Do Not Disturb' mode has been standard on Android for a while and includes a mode where there is only an audio notification if the number calling is one that is in my contact list. I'm surprised if IOS does not have something similar.
- donarb 7y agoWith Apple's Do Not Disturb, callers in different groups (Contacts, Favorites or a specific group) can ring through if you allow it.
- saidajigumi 7y agoiOS has "Do Not Disturb", but it has a broad silencing effect across notifications in general. It's too big a hammer for just shutting down spam callers.
- fossuser 7y agoIt also blocks all notifications making it not a suitable way to do this.
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- inetknght 7y ago> * silence all calls from unknown numbers, sending them directly to voicemail* How about not sending them to voicemail? I have literally _never_ used voicemail. I _will_ never use voicemail specifically because it has _always_ been riddled with spam. I even demanded T-mobile to disable my voicemail account. Not even six months later I started getting that annoying little icon on my phone again.
- saidajigumi 7y agoFor contrast, I very rarely get spam voicemail. The overwhelming majority of robocallers drop without leaving a message. And for many people, myself included, that's the only way to screen legit but previously unknown callers.
- ghaff 7y agoI suspect that a lot of people in the "Just don't answer the phone camp" don't have elderly parents, children, run a business, etc. that sort of prohibit you from taking the attitude that you won't respond to anyone other than a known contact.
- fossuser 7y agoThat one line in WWDC was a huge deal to me, but it was unclear if unknown meant not in contacts or a literal “unknown” caller ID. If it’s that latter it’s pretty useless. I really hope it’s a contact based whitelist.